Posts Tagged ‘italy’
History Of Wine – When Did The World Start Making Wine
Each country has its own history in growing vines and making wine, in this article I’ll break down the time period when certain countries started their Winemaking lives. This list contains 45 of the most well-known Winemaking countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and both North and South America. Answering questions like When Did New…
Read MoreChilli Con Carne and Sparkling Wine – Do They Pair?
Thinking about cooking Chilli Con Carne tonight for dinner and you’re wondering if you can enjoy a bottle of Sparkling Wine alongside it, I bet that’s what you’re wondering, well, good news, the answer is yes, even though this dish delivers a spicy tone with strong red kidney beans, tomato and meaty flavours, the Sparkling…
Read MoreCan You Pair Chicken Kiev With Sparkling Wine?
The right Sparkling Wine will hold its own against pretty much any food combination, but when you combine quality in the glass and quality on the plate, by way of a home-cooked meal, with meat from a butcher, then that task of finding the perfect combination becomes that little bit easier, spoiler alert, this combination…
Read MoreCan you Pair Lasagne with Sparkling Wine?
Other than being famous for history, people, culture and wine, Italy also has some outstanding, audience up on their feet, unforgettable food, and today we’re looking at one of Italy’s most famous dishes, Lasagne. To quickly clear up which is correct lasagna or lasagne. Lasagna is the American spelling. Lasagne is the British spelling. Indeed…
Read MoreBattle of The Bubbles – Pizzaland
Battle of The Bubbles – English Fizz vs Champagne vs Cava vs Trento DOC An epic battle is about to take place, one of cosmic proportions, these fine examples of Sparkling Wines have been chosen to represent their country and battle it out over which pairs best with a Pizza. After looking through the internet…
Read MoreValentine’s Day Fizz
February 14th, the day to celebrate love by sharing a great bottle of fizz with your special someone. When choosing a bottle of bubbly for the two of you to enjoy, why not try something different, maybe something from Austria or Italy, Spain or SLOVEnia, the choice is yours, don’t limit yourself from what you…
Read MoreChristmas Snowball Fizz Cocktail
Will we experience Snow on Christmas this year? Building snowmen and throwing snowballs, if that doesn’t happen, then we can take solace in creating a Sparkling Snowball Cocktail. An easy to create Cocktail that requires Sparkling Wine and a sweet almost eggnog-like spirit, Warninks Advocaat, so let’s build our snowball… The Sparkling Wine The vineyards…
Read MoreCantina Rotaliana – The Perfect Bubbly For Italian Kings
The Kings and Queens of this world have lavished in the finest creations of nature and man. Throughout history, those creations have only become more desirable and enjoyable and since the creation of wine and then sparkling wine, it has earned its place at the table of the finest. Cantina Rotaliana has produced some phenomenal…
Read MoreAged To Perfection
The cultivation and creation of Sparkling Wine is one that requires care and attention, the creation of a vintage requires the finest touch from the most gorgeous lady alive, the earth. To class your bottle of Sparkling Wine as vintage, the grapes used in that bottle must have all been grown in the same year,…
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